Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) Stock Volatility: Beta and Market Fluctuations

As of close of business last night, Church & Dwight Co., Inc.’s stock clocked out at $103.88, up 0.84% from its previous closing price of $103.01. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1043301 shares were traded.

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Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of CHD’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 73.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 1.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.62.

On February 23, 2024, Argus Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $115.

BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on December 15, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $85 to $100.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 13 ’24 when Bruno Barry A. sold 9,926 shares for $104.55 per share. The transaction valued at 1,037,805 led to the insider holds 4,319 shares of the business.

FARRELL MATTHEW sold 275,000 shares of CHD for $28,552,535 on Mar 11 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 112,719 shares after completing the transaction at $103.83 per share. On Mar 11 ’24, another insider, IRWIN BRADLEY C, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 5,590 shares for $104.12 each. As a result, the insider received 582,014 and left with 37,169 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CHD now has a Market Capitalization of 25.32B and an Enterprise Value of 27.39B. As of this moment, Church’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.84. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.67 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.01.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, CHD has reached a high of $105.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $82.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 100.28, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 95.55.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that CHD traded 1.28M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1.16M shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 243.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 243.26M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.86% stake in the company. Shares short for CHD as of Feb 29, 2024 were 6.14M with a Short Ratio of 4.78, compared to 5.35M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.52% and a Short% of Float of 2.87%.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.09, CHD has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.10. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.06%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.09%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.17. The current Payout Ratio is 35.72% for CHD, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 01, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 14, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Sep 02, 2016 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

As of right now, 17 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.86 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.89 and a low estimate of $0.85, while EPS last year was $0.85. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.92, with high estimates of $0.95 and low estimates of $0.88.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.5 and $3.39 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.44. EPS for the following year is $3.73, with 21 analysts recommending between $3.8 and $3.61.

Revenue Estimates

In the current quarter, 14 analysts expect revenue to total $1.49B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.5B to a low estimate of $1.48B. As of the current estimate, Church & Dwight Co., Inc.’s year-ago sales were $1.43B, an estimated increase of 4.30% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.52B, an increase of 4.40% over than the figure of $4.30% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $1.53B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.5B.

A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.16B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.87B, up 4.40% from the average estimate. Based on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.37B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.47B and the low estimate is $6.27B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.00% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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